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UNBELIEVABLE RECORD BREAKING ANIMALS

Added on: 15th Jul 2016

 

WOOLLIEST SHEEP

sheep

In 2015, an overgrown Australian sheep affectionately named

Chris became the world´s woolliest sheep after more than

40 kilograms (88 pounds) of wool was removed from him.

It was estimated that the poor sheep was carrying

more than five years of wool.

 

 

FASTEST WING-BEAT

hummingbird

During courtship, the ruby-throated hummingbird can produce

a wing-beat rate of up to an incredible 200 beats per second

as opposed to the normal, but still very impressive, 90 beats

per second produced by all other hummingbirds.

 

 

MOST DANGEROUS ANT

Myrmecia_nigrocincta

World´s most dangerous ant is the bulldog ant. Native to

coastal regions in Australia, the ant is extremely aggressive,

showing little fear of human beings. There have been at

least 3 reported human fatalities caused by this

ferocious ant species.

 

 

LARGEST BRAIN

shrew

In terms of proportion to body size, shrews have the largest 

brain-to-body mass ratio of any animal. The brains of these

commonly distributed small mole-like mammals make

up 10% of their body weight.

 

 

MOST TENNIS BALLS IN DOG´S MOUTH

Golden_Retriever

The world record for the most tennis balls held in the mouth

by a dog at one time is five. Augie, a golden retriever owned

by the Miller family in Dallas, Texas, successfully gathered

and held all five regulation-sized tennis balls on 6th July 2003.

 

 

LARGEST EGG FROM A LIVING BIRD

Ostrich_egg

The largest egg laid by a living bird ever recorded weighed

2.589 kilograms (5lb 11.36oz) and was laid by an ostrich

at an ostrich farm owned by Kerstin and Gunnar Sahlin

in Borlange, Sweden, on 17th May 2008.

 

 

FASTEST TORTOISE

South African leopard tortoise

Bertie, a South African leopard tortoise, raced his way into

the record books by travelling 0.28 metres per second

(0.6 mph) in Durham, UK., the greatest speed achieved by

one of his kind, smashing the previous record

that stood since 1977.

 

 

FASTEST WATER WALKER

South American basilisk lizard

The South American basilisk lizard can run on water

bipedally at a speed of 1.5 m/s (5ft/s) for approximately

4.5m (14ft 9in) before sinking. It can also ‘walk on water’

on all fours, which extends the distance that it can

travel on the surface by about 1.3m (4ft 3in).

 


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